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| 1983 |
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| Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951) | singer, vocals |
| Blackwell, Ed [Edward Joseph] (b. 1929) | drummer |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) | drummer, drums |
| Bolden, Walter Lee (b. 1925) | jazz singer |
| Brackeen, JoAnne (b. 1938) | piano, composer |
| Brookmeyer, Bob [Robert] (b. 1929) | valve trombone, piano |
| Carter, Betty (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Carter, Ron [Ronald Levin] (b. 1937) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Cherry, Don [Donald Eugene].) (b. 1936 a. 1950) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Coleman, George (b. 1935) | alto sax, tenor sax |
| Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930) | alto saxophone, drums |
| Dickenson, Vic [Victor] (b. 1906 d. 1984) | trombone, vocals |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988) | arranger, piano |
| Faddis, Jon [Jonathon] (b. 1953) | cornet, trumpet |
| Flanagan, Tommy Lee (b. 1930) | piano, pianoforte |
| Fournier, Vernel (Anthony) (b. 1928) | bass (instrument), drummer |
| Garland, Red [William M.] (b. 1923 d. 1984) | jazz piano, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990) | tenor saxophone |
| Griffin, Johnny (b. 1928) | alto saxophone, guitar |
| Haden, Charlie [Charles Edward] (b. 1937) | string bass |
| Hakim, Sadik (b. 1921 d. 1983) | piano |
| Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930) | jazz guitar |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Hancock, Herbie [Herbert Jeffrey] (b. 1940) | piano, arranger |
| Hanna, Roland (b. 1932) | piano, electric piano |
| Harris, Barry (Doyle) (b. 1929) | piano |
| Hartman, Johnny [John Maurice] (b. 1923 d. 1983) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Heath, Jimmy [James Edward] (b. 1926) | alto sax, sax |
| Heath, Percy (b. 1923) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Higgins, Billy (b. 1936) | cast, director |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923) | vibraphone |
| Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927) | drummer, drums |
| Jones, Hank (b. 1918) | piano |
| Jones, Harold (J.) (b. 1940) | drummer |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Jones, Thad (b. 1923 d. 1986) | cornet, trumpet |
| Kirk, Roland (b. 1936 d. 1977) | sax, tenor sax |
| Konitz, Lee (b. 1927) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Lewis, Mel (b. 1929 d. 1990) | drums, jazz drummer |
| McPartland, Marian (b. 1920) | piano, composer |
| McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) | piano, singer |
| Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Mitchell, Red [Keith Moore] (b. 1927) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Oliver, Sy [Melvin James] (b. 1910 d. 1988) | arranger, trumpeter |
| Pass, Joe (b. 1929) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Pepper, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1925 d. 1982) | alto saxophone |
| Rodney, Red (b. 1927) | bebop trumpeter, trumpet |
| Rowles, Jimmie (b. 1918) | piano, vocals |
| Ruiz, Hilton (b. 1952) | piano, composer |
| Shaw, Woody [Herman] (b. 1944 d. 1989) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (b. 1937) | sax, tenor sax |
| Shorter, Wayne (b. 1933) | tenor sax, soprano sax |
| Simpkins, Andy [Andrew] (b. 1932) | double bass |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Sullivan, Ira Brevard (b. 1931) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Tate, Grady (b. 1932) | director, drummer |
| Taylor, Cecil (Percival) (b. 1933) | piano, composer |
| Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) | interprete, singer |
| Walton, Cedar [Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1934) | piano |
| Weston, Randy [Randolph E.] (b. 1926) | piano, composer |
| Williams, Buster [Charles Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1942) | double bass |
| Williams, Joe (b. 1918) | banjo, bass (instrument) |
| Young, Snooky (b. 1919) | trumpet |